For some, the music in MMOGs is just something to be listened to the first time through, then flipped off in favor of our own particular mix. For others, music in MMOGs is not only really enjoyable, but something we seek out and will even occasionally listen to when not playing! (This blogger still gets goosebumps when listening to the opening strains of the
EverQuest theme song.) From great EBM in
EVE Online and the fight music in
The Matrix Online to more orchestral/choral pieces like those in
Age of Conan and
World of Warcraft (
Lament of the Highborne anyone?) there's a lot of really great MMOG music out there.
If you had to pick some of your favorite MMO songs, what would they be? Do you have any nostalgia choices in your mix? How about new favorites? Which ones jump to mind as part of your gaming experience that you'll never forget?
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tawal said on 9:38AM 5-24-2008
Mostly everything from Dark Age of Camelot, especially classic and Shrouded Isles is very special to me. Most notably "Call to Arms" is completely unforgettable, but not in a good way. :)
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J.R. said on 10:44AM 5-24-2008
the good kind
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J.R. said on 10:44AM 5-24-2008
SWG music always gave me goosebumps
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Alexander Trautner said on 11:08AM 5-24-2008
The Guild Wars music is on a very high level, especially the Eye of the North soundtrack. I often hear them when driving to work.
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Oneiromancer said on 12:04PM 5-24-2008
I love the opening EverQuest song as well. I have it in my mp3 collection, along with "Stones" from the Ultima games. Ultima IX wasn't the best game, but it had a great orchestral soundtrack (which I seem to have lost, except for that song).
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Quinnae said on 12:13PM 5-24-2008
Lament of the Highborne is arguably a high watermark in fantasy game music making. To step away from MMOs (madness!) Morrowind's various soundtracks always spoke to me, and the only game to properly hold a candle to it in terms of striking the perfect balance between presence and subtlety was WoW.
The Night Elven forest theme neither beats you over the head nor fades into the background, and the music in Nagrand is very similar. For LotRO I'd say their crowning musical achievement is the Trollshaws- which also exudes that subtle majesty that for me makes a perfect theme-song for a fantasy adventure. ^^
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torak said on 2:06PM 5-24-2008
How could you mention MMO music and not refer to Lineage 2?
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Fusionx said on 2:08PM 5-24-2008
FFXI all the way. Nobuo Uematsu has done some fantastic work for XI as well as Naoshi Mizuta and Kumi Tanioka.
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Mike Worth said on 2:35PM 5-24-2008
It's a bit more subtle and atmospheric, but I've always really enjoyed the music to DDO. There's a Renaissance influence to the music, and it's much more quiet and introspective.
I mean, WoW has some phenomenal cues, but they all tend to be pretty big and powerful. Sometimes, having a lighter, leaner texture really catches my emotions.
Mike
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Breanna said on 5:57PM 5-25-2008
Memoria de la Stona from FFXI. It's one of the loveliest songs I've heard. Many of the songs in that game are great. I'm actually not sure they live up to previous Final Fantasy titles, but for an MMO it has amazing music.
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